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Japan To Boost Child Allowances To Tackle Falling Birthrate

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JAPAN TODAY
 
The Cabinet on Friday approved a bill to expand the coverage of monthly child allowances to high school-age children as Prime Minister Fumio Kishida aims to stem the sharp drop in Japan's birthrate.
Under the plan, the existing income limit for households receiving the benefits will...

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One Month to go Until the Hokuriku Shinkansen Extension; the “First Train” Sells Out in 1 Minute

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Marking one month before the Hokuriku Shinkansen line extends, tickets for the first train on the first day of its operation went on sale nationwide on Friday.
People lined up to get a ticket for the first train running on the newly extended section of the line at JR Kanazawa Station...

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Sakura Cherry Blossoms Forecast to Bloom on March 17 in Tokyo

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Someiyoshino sakura cherry blossoms are expected to bloom March 16 in Fukuoka as the earliest bloom date this spring, followed by central Tokyo on March 17, according to a weather information company.
Weathernews Inc., based in Chiba, announced Thursday that warmer-than-usual tempera...

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Japan’s PM Fumio Kishida seeks summit with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un

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FINANCIAL TIMES
 
Tokyo hopes diplomatic breakthrough will boost premier’s domestic popularity
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is intensifying efforts to meet Kim Jong Un, as he pushes for a diplomatic breakthrough with the North Korean leader in a bid to save his faltering premiership.
The ...

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Genetically Modified Pigs Created For Organ Transplants In Japan

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ASIA NEWS
 
The team now plans to increase the number of pigs for its research and proceed with studying the xenotransplantation of porcine organs into lab monkeys.
Genetically modified pigs have been created for the purpose of performing organ transplants into humans, a research team announced T...

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Japan's Currency Diplomat Says Ready To Act As Needed Amid Yen's Fall

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KYODO  NEWS
 
Japan's top currency diplomat Masato Kanda said Wednesday the yen's fall has been "very rapid" and driven in part by speculative moves, warning the government will respond "appropriately" if required.
The remarks came after the U.S. dollar hit a three-month high of 150.88 yen overni...

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Japan To Launch Digital Nomad Visa

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ITIJ
 
The Japanese government has announced a new digital nomad visa for workers earning at least US$68,200 per year The visa is due to launch at the end of March, and will allow remote workers from 49 countries to stay in Japan for up to six months.
Workers must be able to prove that they earn ...

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Japan PM Vows To Tackle Discrimination In Rebuke Of LDP Lawmaker

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has promised to address discrimination against ethnic and sexual minorities whose human rights have been abused in recent years in an apparent admonishment of an outspoken lawmaker within his Liberal Democratic Party.
"As prime minister, I will d...

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Japan Postpones Next-Gen Rocket Launch Due to Weather

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VOA NEWS
 
Japan's space agency on Tuesday postponed the launch of its next-generation rocket that had been planned for this week due to expected bad weather, after two previous attempts ended in failure.
The H3 rocket had been scheduled to lift off Thursday from the southern island of Tanegashim...

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Japanese Team Creates Miniaturized Human Placentas

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JAPAN TIMES
 
A Japanese research team said Thursday that it has become the world's first to create miniaturized organs closely resembling the human placenta in structure and functions.
The team, including researchers of Tokyo Medical and Dental University, expects that the human placenta organoi...

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